Santa Fe History
Nine Day Sojourn for Santa Fe’s Madonna
La Conquistadora, this nation’s oldest Madonna, left the Basilica Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi on Sunday. The revered icon was processed in solemn retinue
June 11, 2024
La Conquistadora, this nation’s oldest Madonna, left the Basilica Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi on Sunday. The revered icon was processed in solemn retinue
New Mexico’s best known author, Tony Hillerman, was born on May 27, 1925 in Sacred Heart, OK. From the age of five, until he became
Brian Boru Dunne was a gossip columnist for the Santa Fe New Mexican in the 1940s. In his lively column B.B. Dunne provided Santa Fe
Agua Fría, a small village surrounded by the city of Santa Fe, lies on the historic Camino Real and served as a rest stop for
John Candelario was born in Santa Fe in 1916. A self-taught photographer, he was the grandson of Jesús Sito Candelario, who ran the curio shop
The ancient Tiwa word for Sandia Pueblo is Nafiat, “place where the wind blows dust.” During the 16th century the Spanish colonists renamed the mountain
Nusbaum Street just off the Santa Fe plaza at Washington Avenue is named for Jesse Nusbaum. He was born in Greely, CO, in 1887. He
Today marks the 82nd anniversary of the beginning of the Bataan Death March during World War II. New Mexico’s 200th Coast Artillery became a part
Today is the Catholic feast day of St. John-Baptist de la Salle. The Frenchman was born in 1651 and died in 1719. His lifelong quest
Igor Stravinsky died on this day on April 6, 1971 in New York. The composer was born on June 17, 1882 near St. Petersburg in